Committees and Agendas

The agenda for the Tuesday, May 19, 2026 City Council meeting is not yet available in the Legislative Information Center due to technical difficulties, but you can find it here.

All meetings are held in Council Chambers, City Hall, Floor 2, unless otherwise noted. Please call (206) 684-8888 with any questions.

Standing Committees

Finance, Native Communities & Tribal Governments: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: City Budget Office (CBO); Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS); Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts (Forecast Office); Seattle City Employees Retirement System (SCERS)
Housing, Arts, & Civil Rights: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays @ 2:00 p.m.
- Department oversight: Office of Arts and Culture (ARTS); Office for Civil Rights (OCR); Office of Housing (OH); Department of Construction and Inspections - Landlord-tenant regulations (SDCI)
Human Services, Labor, & Economic Development: 1st and 3rd Fridays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Civil Service Commission (CIV); Human Services Department (HSD); Office of Economic Development (OED); Office of Employee Ombud (OEO);Office of Labor Standards (OLS); Seattle Department of Human Resources (SDHR)
Land Use & Sustainability: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD); Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE); Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) — except for issues related to landlord-tenant regulations
Libraries, Education & Neighborhoods: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL); Department of Neighborhoods (DON); Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA); Seattle Public Library (SPL)
Parks & City Light: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays @ 2:00 p.m.
- Department oversight: Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS); Seattle City Light (SCL)
Governance & Utilities: 2nd Thursdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Office of City Auditor (AUD); Hearing Examiner (HXM); Seattle Information Technology (ITD); Legislative Department (LEG); Office of Intergovernmental Relations (OIR); Mayor’s Office (MO); Ethics and Elections (SEEC); Seattle Public Utilities (SPU)
Public Safety: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department (CARE); Community Police Commission (CPC); Law Department (LAW); Office of Emergency Management (OEM); Office of Inspector General (OIG); Office of Police Accountability (OPA); Seattle Fire Department (SFD); Seattle Municipal Court (SMC); Seattle Police Department (SPD)
Transportation, Waterfront, & Seattle Center: 1st and 3rd Thursdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Seattle Center (CEN); Office of the Waterfront, Civic Projects
  and Sound Transit (OWCPST); Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)

Select Committees